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While a number of big box retailers statewide and nationwide are revving up for a big Black Friday boost to holiday sales, a number of local retailers expect mor modest success.
According to a Florida Retail Federation press release, the group’s annual shopping forecast has predicted a 5 percent increase in sales for Florida retailers this holiday shopping season — a figure that outpaces this year’s national forecast, which calls for a 4.1 percent uptick over the past year.

East Gadsden
The East Gadsden girls basketball team picked up two more wins this past week with both being blowouts and both propelling the team to 6-0 on the season.
EAST GADSDEN 83 WEST GADSDEN 27
The Jaguars blasted the Panthers, scoring 37 points in the first quarter and leading 63-22 at the half. Three players were in double figures and were led by Deondra Harris’ 25 points followed by Shanecia Bethea’ s 17 points and Keyaria James with 12 points.
West Gadsden’s Shakia Gilcrease scored 14 points for the Panthers.

Havana Middle School students were rewarded with an outdoor festival celebration this past Thursday for earning an “A” rating last school year.
Principal Delshuana Jackson said the celebration was primarily to congratulate seventh- and eighth-graders for earning the “A” rating, but also served to inspire sixth-graders to do well this year. She also said the school improved from its previous “C” rating by embracing a culture of excellence and constantly motivating students
and teachers.

Commissioner Brenda Holt is the new chairperson for The Gadsden County Commission after a unanimous vote from the commissioners. Commissioner Eric Hinson is the vice-chair after a 3-2 vote and Commissioner Sherrie Taylor, who was nominated for both positions, declined the chair nomination and lost the vote for vice-chair.
The county approved a plan for state aid that could bring the library system approximated $486,000, according to the agenda request. The exact total of aid received is based largely upon how much the county spends on its
library system.

Church
Movie Night 2014
The St Thomas MB Church Young Adult Choir will sponsor a church fellowship movie night at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, in the church fellowship hall at 198 Edwards Road, Fowlstown, Ga. Everyone is invited to attend. Refreshments will be served.
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Night Service 2014

This season the East and West Gadsden boys basketball teams kicked off their seasons with a Boosters Tip-off classic, the other participating high schools included Thomasville High, North Florida Educational Institute (Jacksonville), Rickards High, Colquitt County High and Santa Fe High (Alachua).
This past Saturday both East and West Gadsden concluded the Booster Tip-off Classic with big wins; West Gadsden faced off against Santa Fe and East Gadsden ended the night against North Florida Educational Institute.

At about 5:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 17, a tornado touched down in Greensboro. The system caused temporary power outages, particularly in the Sycamore Community, due to fallen trees on power lines, according to a Gadsden County Sheriff’s Office press release issued Monday evening. Talquin Electric was working to restore power as outages were still reported in that area.

The buzzing from the in-wall air conditioning unit is the only sound heard as witnesses sit silently in anticipation of what’s to come.
This is the final hour for Chadwick Banks. The double-murder and rape he committed 22 years ago have led to this moment: 28 witnesses, four of them family members of the victims, await the moment a lethal injection serves as justice for the deaths of Cassandra Banks and her daughter, 10-year-old Melody Cooper.
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It’s been 10 years since Morris Young was elected sheriff of Gadsden County, and, in celebration of that fact, sheriff’s deputies, staff, county commissioners, Young’s friends and family and the sheriff himself gathered Nov. 14 at Greater Tanner Chapel AME in Quincy to recount their favorite stories about Young.